Why doesn't Adobe keep up with the latest operating system of Macs?

Adobe is not going to fix anything on software that is 4 years old.   It's 100% on you for not reading the documentation the day before the OS came out.

I just went from windows 10 to windows 11- before I did I checked out all my software and signed out from all adobe products.  For me- only one issue with PSE 2010- which cause me to do a system reset- ok so I can't use software that's 16 years old- I forget about it and move on.  

I know you  are frustrated, but you need to realize that you are basically out of luck.   By the time you try out "workarounds"or other things posted, and not get anything poositive out of it you could have been creating and editing with pse 2026. 

It's time for you to do the same:  Forget about it, and move on.

As a  previous user it will only be $79- which works out to $2.19 a month (the program comes with a 3 year term liscense- after 3 years it will stop working), which is dirt cheap.

There really is no reason to even mention "I paid good money" or "Perpetual liscense"- other than to express  frustration.   



Here is a link to a trial of pse 2026- give it a try.

Free Trial - Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026

I feel bad for you, Nancy but you upgraded your Mac OS - not Adobe.  And your PSE 2022 doesn't have any sort of bug that's causing your present circumstances either.  What Adobe DID DO was post this to the public the DAY BEFORE Tahoe 26.2 was released and you didn't do your homework.   You would have learned that PSE 2022 won't run under Tahoe 26.2.

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/system-requirements/apps-compatible-macos.html  

Once upon a time, I was also similarly affected by an Apple upgrade so I know how rotten it feels.  In the end, I knew I'd need to get over it, move past it, then forget about it, so that's what I did.